Q1 EPS Estimate for Ribbon Communications Lowered by Analyst

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Ribbon Communications in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of ($0.02) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $0.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on RBBN. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $5.50 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Monday, December 30th. StockNews.com raised shares of Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $6.00 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Northland Securities increased their price objective on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Ribbon Communications presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Stock Performance

Shares of Ribbon Communications stock opened at $5.14 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $901.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.06 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.14 and a 200 day moving average of $3.67. Ribbon Communications has a 12 month low of $2.46 and a 12 month high of $5.38.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. Ribbon Communications had a positive return on equity of 5.41% and a negative net margin of 6.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ribbon Communications in the third quarter valued at $34,000. Polymer Capital Management US LLC purchased a new stake in Ribbon Communications during the 4th quarter worth about $55,000. Penn Capital Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in Ribbon Communications during the 4th quarter worth about $56,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 4th quarter worth about $59,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

About Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications Inc provides communications technology in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cloud and Edge, and IP Optical Networks. The Cloud and Edge segment provides software and hardware products, solutions, and services for voice over internet protocol communications, voice over long-term evolution, and voice over 5G communications, and unified communications and collaboration.